Waterproof protected leather belt.



PATENTED JUNE 9, l B. No. 730 ,832 L. LOB* ER BELT.

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Patented June 9, 1903.

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BELTING COMPANY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

WATERPROOF PROTECTED LEATHER BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 730,832, dated June 9,1903.

Application led October 18,1902. Serial No. 127,865. (No model To @ZZwhom, it 17m/y concern.-

Beit known that I, LEO LOEB, a citizen of the United States, residing atNew York, in the county of 'New York, State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Waterproof Protected LeatherBelts; and Ido hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, andexact description of the for manufacturing the same which will result ina waterproof structure in which the leather core or central sheet of thebelt will be protected against moisture, whether the moisture be presentin atmosphere or whether the belt in its operation be passed through abath.

I am aware that it is common in the formation of so-called rubber belts7to apply a coating of rubber to a fabric and then to vulcanize the'rubber and also that it has been proposed to attach layers of canvas tothe opposite faces of a leather belt but I believe it to be new toprovide a leather belt with a fabric jacket which is glued to theleather, then stitched, and finally impregnated with a waterproof fillerin oil as a vehicle.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a sectional perspective View showing one form of a compositewaterproof jacketed belt embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is aview similar to Fig. 1 and showing a second embodiment of the invention.Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l,

showing a third embodiment of the invention. A

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Fig. 1 thereof,there is shown a portion of a belt consisting of a Hat sheet 5, formedof leather, this leather portion 5 being the belt proper', which is tobe protected against moisture by means of the waterproof jacket. Thejacket consists of the sheet 6 of duck or other suitable fabric,which iswrapped transversely around the portion 5, there being a single layer ofthe fabric on the inner side of the belt, as illustrated, while the sideportions of the fabric are overlapped mutually against `the opposite orouter face of the belt. The underlying side edge portion 8 of the fabricextends substantially threefourths of the way across the belt in onedirection, while the overlying side edge portion 9 extends substantiallythe same distance in the opposite direction. In adjusting the jacket tothe belt proper a coating of waterproof cement is applied to both theportions 5 and 6 upon their contacting faces, and beginning with theunderlying side edge portion 8 the jacket is drawn firmly around thebelt proper and the side edge portion 9 is adjusted upon the portion 8,after which the article is subjected to proper pressure to insureintimate contact of the mutually adjacent surfaces and adhesion of theparts. The belt, with its jacket, is then thoroughly dried, after whichlines of stitching 10, 1l, and 12 are passed through the belt and itsjacket, one line of stitching extending longitudinally of the center ofthe belt, while the remaining lines of stitching pass longitudinally ofthe belt through the latter and its jacket directly adjacent to the sideedges of the jacket, it being noted that each line of stitching passesthrough three thicknesses of the jacket and through the belt proper.After the jacket has been applied, glued, and stitched in the mannerabove described the jacket is` subjected to a bath of a suitablewaterproof filler, such as mineral pigment in oil as a vehicle, this oilcompound enterlng the pores of the fabric and of the stitching andentering the holes in the fabric formed by the stitching, so thatingress of moisture through the jacket is absolutely prevented, whilethe flexibility of the belt as a whole is not materially altered.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings is shown a belt proper at 20, around which istransversely wrapped a sheet 2l of duck or other suitable fabric,whichis fitted snugly against the inner and outer faces and the side edges ofthe portion 2O and is glued in place in the same manneras abovedescribed in connection with Fig. 1. In the construction shown in Fig. 2

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the side edges of the jacket abiit instead of being overlapped,theabutting edges being at the outer side of the belt, and against theouter faces of the lside edge portions of the jacket is disposed a strip22 of fabric, which is glued against the sheet 2l and coverssubstantially two-thirds of the Width of the fabric 2l. Three lines ofstitching 23, 24, and 25 are passed through the strip 22, one line beingadjacent to each side edge of said strip, while the other line iscentrally thereof, the three lines of stitching being parallel. Afterthe three sections vhave been glued together and then stitched thesefabric sections are impregnated with a suitable Waterproof ller in oil.

In Fig. 8 of the drawings is shown a construction similar to that shownin Fig. 2, the supplemental fabric strip,how`ever, being disposeddirectly against the central leather sheet, so that the side edgeportions of the major fabric section are overlapped and abut'- tedthereon. In this arrangement two outer lines of stitching 26 and 27 arepassed through the fabric section adjacent to the side edges of thesupplemental section, and two other lines of stitching 28 and 29 arepassed through the' fabric section adjacent to the side edges of themajorsectiomthe several lines of stitching including also the leathercentral sheet or belt proper. The jacket in this form also is gluedprior to the stitching, the glue being applied to both sides of thesupplemental strip, and the jacket is impregnated with a compoundsimilar to those above described.

It Will be understood that in practice other modifications maybe madeand that any suitable materials and proportions may be used Withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- 1. A leather belt having an inclosing fabric jacket,means for securing the jacket to the belt, and a Waterproofing materialcovering and impregnating the jacket and covering the means for securingthe jacket to the belt and lling the jointspaces between the securingmeans and the jacket and the securing means, as and for the purpose setforth.

2. A leather belt having an inclosing fabric jacket, cement andstitching for securing the jacket to the belt, and a Waterproofingmaterial covering and impregnating the jacket and the stitching andfilling the spaces between the stitches and the jacket, as and for thepurpose set forth.

j In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

in presence of two witnesses.

LEO LOEB.v Witnesses:

Jos. H. BLAoKWooD, GEO. H. CHANDLEE.

